[Michlib-l] August workshops on grantwriting, maker ideas, maker movement, refashioning, and Etsy selling - free!

[Kristin Fontichiaro]

August is around the corner, and we’ve got so many free* maker,
entrepreneurship, grantwriting, *and *creativity workshops *coming up in
*Coopersville *(near Grand Rapids)*, Houghton Lake *(mid-Michigan), and
*Benzonia *(near Traverse City)! These are the last workshops of the summer!



All are free, with free SCECH credits for K-12 educators. Register and find
details at http://makinginmichiganlibraries.eventbrite.com .





*COOPERSVILLE (NEAR GRAND RAPIDS) – NEXT WEEK!*



   - * Introduction to the Maker Movement *(Tues 8/1, all day)* – *What is
   the "maker movement" and what role can it play in local communities,
   schools, and libraries? We'll talk about it and help you think about how
   to plan for a successful and sustainable maker program in your institution.
   - *Fashion Hacking / Upcycling / Refashioning *(Wed 8/2, all day) –
   Attract kids, teens, and/or adults to your library when you host activities
   to refashion t-shirts, button-downs, and more in your library. Thanks to
   fast fashion, secondhand clothing is cheap and abundant!
   - *Creating Design Challenges *(Thurs 8/3, morning) – tired of your
   students/patrons just puttering? How can you help move them to intentional
   design decisions? We’ll use a variety of maker tools to help you think
   about how to integrate this into your program. A recent attendee said a few
   weeks ago that this event helped her think more clearly about how to
   integrate science and engineering principles!
   - *Selling Handmade Goods Online *(Thurs 8/4, afternoon) – How can
   schools and libraries help students and patrons not just start online shops
   at sites like Etsy, Smashwords, Society6, Zazzle, Shapeways, Zazzy, and
   thrive? We’ll look at how creating a community of craft entrepreneurs in a
   library/school setting can help maximize success.


*HOUGHTON LAKE (MID-MICHIGAN) – REGISTER NOW OR SOME WORKSHOPS MAY BE
CANCELLED!*


   - *Introduction to the Maker Movement *(Tues 8/15, all day)- see
   description above

   - *Fashion Hacking / Upcycling / Refashioning *(Wed 8/16, all day) – see
   description above

- *Creating Design Challenges *(Thurs 8/17, morning) – see description above

- *Maker Idea Swap *(Thurs 8/17, afternoon – Come tinker and take apart
   stuff while trading ideas for maker programs. We’ll be the notetakers so
   you can enjoy the conversation.



 *BENZONIA (NEAR TRAVERSE CITY)*




   -  *Introduction to the Maker Movement *(Tues 8/22) – see description
   above

- *Selling Handmade Goods Online *(Wed 8/23, morning) – see description
   above

- *Fashion Hacking / Upcycling / Refashioning* (Wed 8/23, afternoon) – see
   description above

- *Grantwriting / Gathering Financial Support* (Thurs 8/24, morning) - Learn
   tips and strategies for writing better grants from someone who has reviewed
   grant proposals at the local and federal levels and secured over $800,000
   in funding


   - *Maker Idea Swap *(Thurs 8/24, afternoon) – see description above

If you’d like to learn more or register for these free workshops, please
visit http://makinginmichiganlibraries.eventbrite.com or email
contactmichiganmakers at umich.edu .



Hope to see you soon!



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Kristin Fontichiaro
University of Michigan School of Information
4427 North Quad
105 S. State St.
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1285

734.647.3593
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